Unit 1 - The Universe Quiz

What is the difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the center of the solar system

• Mars missing from the Heliocentric model

Which object orbits Earth in both the Earth-centered and Sun-centered models of our solar system? 

• the Moon

• the Sun

• Polaris

• Venus

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Which claim did Copernicus make about the universe?

• The stars were the center of the universe.

• The Earth was the center of the universe.

• Saturn was the center of the universe.

• The Sun was the center of the universe.

Why did the heliocentric model of the universe replace the geocentric model of the universe?

• The telescope provided evidence that shows the planets revolving around the sun for the heliocentric model.

• The geocentric model did not predict the phases of the moon

• The heliocentric model proved that the sun rotates around the planets

• The geocentric model no longer predicted the positions of the constellations

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The diagram below represents a simple geocentric model. Which object is represented by the letter X?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Jupiter

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The Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

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Which description is considered most accurate regarding what happened during the Big Bang?

• Two galaxies collided causing an immense explosion as stars crashed into one another

• Parts of the sun were ripped off by massive internal explosions and were thrown into space where they cooled to become other things, like plants, comets, and other galaxies.

• All matter emerged from a massive black hole at the center of the universe.

• All of what would become the universe was concentrated in a single small point, which rapidly expanded into what is now stars, planets, galaxies, matter, and energy.

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What is the best estimate of how long ago the universe formed?

• 10-12 million years ago

• 60-65 million years ago

• 13-15 billion years ago

• 20-25 trillion years ago

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Which choice best describes the temperature of the universe after the Big Bang expansion occurred.

• Cool

• Frigid

• Hot

• Cold

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A student wants to create a model of the universe over time. Which of the following meets the student’s goal?

• The student can poke holes in a black sheet of paper and then shine light on it.

• The student can draw dots on a balloon and then blow air into the balloon

• The student can allow grains of sand to slowly fall into a spherical container

• The student can open the stopper on an inflated beach ball

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